Fault In Our Stars Author John Green Has a "Badass Feminist Mom"

Raise your hand if you'd like to meet her.

Fault In Our Stars author John Green gave a Reddit AMA today and addressed Shailene Woodley's favorite subject, feminism, when posed the following question by Redditor thisiswater13:

"Do you identify as a feminist? I ask because feminism is very misunderstood culturally and while many of your sentiments seem very feminist to me I have never heard you use the word (as far as I remember)."

(No mention of Shailene; this Redditor is tactful.)

Green replied:

"Yes, I do. My hardcore badass feminist mom told both my brother and me that we were feminists from the time we were like two years old, so if she ever heard me saying I wasn't a feminist she'd fly to my house and smack me upside the head."

Green's mom sounds great. If I'm ever a mother — Why are you laughing? — I hope my kid lavishes me with such high praise. I also hope he grows up to be a bestselling author because my 401(K) situation is bleak.